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OneThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer utilized the game’s building mechanics to recreate history’s first successful powered airplane. Their achievement is just the latest in a long list of engineering marvels ranging fromTears of the Kingdomcluster dronesto devastating mechs that the fandom managed to build since the game hit the store shelves in spring.
Though the Ultrahand ability thatTears of the Kingdombestows to players can be leveraged into creating all sorts of vehicles, flying contraptions continue to preoccupy many a fan. That’s largely because flying is by far the fastest way to move aroundTears of the Kingdom’smap of Hyrule, not accounting for glitches. And while some players prefer to make their custom aircraft as efficient as possible, others are more inclined to experiment with unique designs.
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The latter group also includes Reddit user itsJeremy_nz, who recently managed to build a fairly faithful recreation of the 1903 Wright Flyer, history’s first successful powered plane. Their newly revealed contraption does a great job at mimicking the aesthetic of the seminal aircraft, with its only standout detail not matching the machine that inspired it being a pair of Zonai Fans required for liftoff. While the Wright brothers' original airplane utilized a wooden airframe, the author of this creation opted to build it using guard rails found inTears of the Kingdom’sConstruct Factory.
The game does feature several types of boards that could have helped the machine reach a closer resemblance to the Wright Flyer, but its creator presumably opted for the guard rails due to their unique physical properties. For context, this type of railing is the lightest known component in the game, with its floaty physics being perfect for creating all sorts of flying contraptions. Since its discovery in early July, the guard rail has alreadyallowedTears of the Kingdomplayers to improve on the classic hoverbike designand pioneer some other aircraft designs.
Apart from half a dozen guard rails and a pair of Zonai Fans, thisTears of the Kingdomrecreation of the Wright Flyer also incorporates a singular spear, which is used for holding the rest of the parts together. Combined with a Zonai Steering Stick, that puts the machine’s total component count at ten, leaving plenty of room for expanding on this design with weaponry or extra engines allowing it to reach higher speeds. Namely,Tears of the Kingdomlets players join up to 21 components before their vehicles start falling apart.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available on Nintendo Switch.
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